Refutation of Augsburg Confession,read August 3.
Charles insisted on the Princes agreeingwith every word, for he would have no schism.
Hesse respondedby secretly quitting If in my forgetfulness I should repeat myselfabout melancholy,you will forgiveme, for our temptationsare common to all,and doubtless you suffer for me even as We are persecutedfor Christ's sake,but let us honour
Him by bearingeach other's burdens.
Do not worry over what you suffer,such a spiritbeingfatal to God has no pleasurein self-torture.
So, seeingsuch despondency displeases Satan's onslaughtspatiently,trustingin True, it is not always easy to shake off such thoughts, but if we cast all our care upon Him they will not gain the mastery.
Jesus,that unconquerableConqueror,will help you.
Grace and peace in Christ,my dear The messenger has scarcely a second to wait,but I must send you a line.
Pommer and the others that I shall soon write.
Augsburg,but expect letters hourly.
It is reportedthat our answer to the Refutation will be read publicly, but they refuse us a copy of it,to enable us to answer it.
If they are so afraid of the light, our peoplewill not remain long.
I have been almost well,having had no buzzing in my head, which enables me to do my writing, for till latelyI was much plaguedwith these noises.
Greet everybodyand everything.
More again. God be with you. confidently, for your prayers will be answered and Luther at Wittenberg.
Grace and peace in Christ,my dear After closingyour letter,I received letters from I detained the messenger to let him take them with him.
You will see thingsremain much the same in Augsburg as I described them lately.Let Pommer read them to you.
God graciously continue to help,as He has hitherto done.
I can write no more at present as the messenger is impatient.Greet our dear Luther, with his tutor, to whom I shall write shortly. Greet
Lene, and all the rest.
We are eatingripegrapes althoughwe have had much rain this month.
I am much annoyed at the printer'sdelay in sendingthe proofs. I wished to send away copies, so hope theywill soon be ready.
Luther sends him his dedication of the Most honoured and highlyesteemed I herebysend the psalm Confitemini,which has appeared with your name.
It is the only way in which I can acknowledgeyour kindness.
I fear that having your name alongsidemy execrated name may draw down as much hatred upon you as association with your honoured name increases my influence.